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Lesson Plans for: America at War 2014-2015
Instructor: Mrs. Terpstra

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12/26/10

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Tuesday Test over Civil War
 
Review Due:  Test today!
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01/02/12

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01/5/15

   
Monday NO SCHOOL  
Tuesday Syllabus; getting to know you activity-Share questions and answers with partner/then the group  
Wednesday Hand out Letter Cards/something from the Civil War that starts with that letter…
 
 
Thursday Compare Plantation/factory worker conditions-highlight differences  
Friday
Notes:  Differences between the North and South
 
Folder/Noteboook Due
 
     

 01/12/15

   
Monday Attack Plans/in groups
 
 
Tuesday Civil War Map Speech due
Movie Night Tonight!  Meeting at Dawley Farms 6:20 "Unbroken"
Wednesday Guided Notes on Pre-Civil War Events  
Thursday Song “Flag of Secession”
Guided Notes on Pre-Civil War Events
Joining Up Due
Friday Speaker:  Civil War Veteran: Sgt. Petersen If you missed class today; here are the notes:
http://youtu.be/IDJjtGMn3sk

 
     

01/19/15

   
Monday NO SCHOOL  
Tuesday Notes on Battle Strategy If you missed any Civil War Facts Notes, here they are! 
http://youtu.be/Z3wUqMEOpEQ
 
Wednesday Notes on Battle Strategy  
Thursday Glory For Cause and Comrades Reading Due Chapter 1-2
Friday Computer lab:  Work on Battles/Generals Use this link so you know what is to be included in your Battle Presentations:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bX5AwD1Le1uFkS81OKCT4LNHEWi9qpx4P5KeLD0k4Ks/edit?usp=sharing

 

     

01/26/15

   
Monday Computer lab:  Work on Battles/Generals  
Tuesday Glory Read "Officers and Soldiers in Black Regiments" fill out guide
Wednesday Finish Glory
General Notes:  P.T. Beauregard
Notes on Fort Sumter

Generals:  McDowell, J. Johnston
Manassas/Bull Run Project Notes
 
Battle Presentations and Officers Ready
Thursday General Report:  Lee, McClellan
Shiloh Project Notes
General Report:  A. Johnston, Grant
7 Days Project Notes
Friday Notes on Weapons  If you were gone, get notes here:  http://youtu.be/ojMmI8OL1-4
    For Cause and Comrades Ch 3-4 (Due Friday)

02/02/15

   
Monday Weapons in the Civil War Notes
Watch video (25 min)
Finish Generals from last week
 
Tuesday General Report:  Lee, McClellan, Pope, Longstreet, Pinkerton
Second Manassas/Bull Run Project
Antietam Presentation
Antietam Video
Women in the Civil War
Wednesday Read Clara Barton/Rose Greenhow articles  
Thursday General Report:  Burnside, Chamberlain, Stonewall Jackson
Fredericksburg Project
 
Friday Watch Fredericksburg in "Gods and Generals" fill out guide For Cause and Comrades Ch 5-6
 
 
 

02/9/15

   
Monday Fredericksburg in "Gods and Generals" fill out guide  
Tuesday General Report:  Stonewall Jackson, Hooker, JEB Stuart
Chancellorsville Project
Watch Chancellorsville in  "Gods and Generals" fill out guide
 
Civil War Medicine

Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences!! :)
Wednesday General Report:  Meade, Hancock, Pickett, Armistead
 
 
Thursday   "Rattle Toot Tweet" Due
Friday NO SCHOOL  
     

02/16/15

   
Monday NO SCHOOL  
Tuesday Sub today:  Death of the 1st Minnesota Guide
Read Galvanized Yankees
 
Wednesday Gettysburg Notes/Getty'sburg Part 1/Guide Death of the First Minnesota
Quiz over Galvanized Yankees
Thursday Finish Watch "Gettysburg" /fill out guide Part 2  
Friday Watch "Gettysburg" Part 2 Read Jesse James article/fill out guide
 
     

02/23/15

   
Monday Intro:  Civil War Trivia
Watch "Gettysburg" Part 2
 
Tuesday Fill out guide Part 3/Watch Part 3 Gettysburg Read Civil War Diary/Fill out Guide
Wednesday Intro:  Civil War Quotes
Watch "Gettysburg" /fill out guide Part 3
 
Thursday Intro:  Civil War Medicine
Watch "Gettysburg" /fill out guide Part 3
Work on Review for Test
Friday Watch "Gettysburg" /fill out guide Part 3  
     

03/02/15

   
Monday Finish Gettysburg Stats
All Generals left
:  Farragut. ect
Chickamauga
Chattanooga
 
Tuesday Battle Presentations: Chattanooga,
Battle of the Wilderness, Sherman's March to the Sea
 
Wednesday Civil War Pictures/Music  
Thursday Civil War Test TEST TODAY/Review Due!
Friday Civil War Test  
     

03/9/15

   
Monday Computer Lab:  Work on WWI General Trading Cards and WWI Diaries  
Tuesday WWI Speaker WWI Vocab Due
Wednesday Computer Lab:  Work on WWI General Trading Cards and WWI Diaries  
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Computer Lab:  Work on WWI General Trading Cards and WWI Diaries

 
 
Friday WWI Notes General Trading Cards Due/WWI Diaries Due
END OF QUARTER!  All missing work due
     

03/16/15

   
Monday WWI Notes Movie Night!  7:00!
Tuesday WWI Notes  
Wednesday Speaker:  West Point  
Thursday NO SCHOOL-INSERVICE  
Friday NO SCHOOL-INSERVICE  
     

03/23/15

   
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04/6/15

   
Monday WWI Notes  
Tuesday WWI Notes  
Wednesday WWI Video/Present Battles  
Thursday Present Battles WWI Article Due
Friday WWII Speaker:  Dave Rambow-Pipestone Work on WWI Review
     

04/13/15

   
Monday WWII Notes  
Tuesday Go over Articles Tulagi/Mud , Blood, Mayhem Due
Wednesday The Pacific/Guide  
Thursday The Pacific/Guide
WWII Pacific Propaganda
 
Friday The Pacific/Guide WWII Picture Terms Due
     

04/20/15


 
 
Monday Go over Leckie Poetry
Notes on WWII-Pacific Theater
 
 
Tuesday
The Pacific/Guide  4
 
Wednesday
The Pacific/Guide 5
Leckie Book Reading Due
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Notes on WWII-D-Day to end
 
Friday The Pacific/Guide
 
 
     

04/27/15

   
Monday Survival Statistics
The Pacific/Guide Due 8
 
Tuesday Go over Articles
The Pacific/Guide Due 8
Very Important Prisoner/The Last Kamikaze Due
Wednesday The Pacific/Guide Due 9  
Thursday The Pacific/guide Due 10  
Friday WWII Speaker Korea-computer lab search
     

05/04/15

   
Monday The Pacific/Guide Due 9
Finish Notes on End of War
 
Tuesday The Pacific/guide Due 10  
Wednesday Discuss POW Article
Korea War Guided Notes
Korean POW Article Due
Korean War Notes Part I
http://youtu.be/dOAsU9Rl2Sw
Thursday Finish Notes on DMZ
Korean War Movie Matrix
Work on Semester Review
Friday Notes on Vietnam Vietnam Terms Due
     

05/11/15

   
Monday Notes on Vietnam
Watch "We Were Soldiers/Platoon"/Fill out Comparison
Work on Semester Review
Tuesday War in Iraq and Afghanistan Notes  http://youtu.be/2HoJ1danMXM
(Ahh shoot!  I must have hit the mute button or something-at least you get the slides for your notes)
 
Movie Night 7:00 PM!
 
Wednesday Notes on Iraq  
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05/18/15

   
Monday SEMESTER TESTS Review Due Last Day/War Comparison
Tuesday SEMESTER TESTS  
Wednesday SEMESTER TESTS  
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5/25/15

Tap Codes
The Hanoi Hilton Guide
 
Monday Share Journals
The Hanoi Hilton Guide
Return with Honor
Chapter 3 Due/Journal/
Tuesday Notes/Vocab on Iraq/Afghanistan  
Wednesday Notes/Vocab on Iraq/Afghanistan  
Thursday Combat Diary Vietnam vs. Iraq Comparison
Friday Speaker:  Iraq/Afghanistan  
  Speaker:  Iraq Veteran-Pilot
 
War Comparison Due
Semester Review due last day in class

6/1/15

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Tuesday Share Journals
Notes on Ia Drang Valley
Watch "Edited Version Platoon"/Fill out Comparison

Chapter 4 Due-(read 25 pages)
Wednesday Watch "Edited Version Platoon"/Fill out Comparison  
Thursday Share Journals
Watch "Edited Version Platoon"/Fill out Comparison
Chapter 5 Due (Read 25 pages)
 
Friday Discuss "No Crime is a Crime"
Finish Platoon
Discuss Comparison

"No Crime is a Crime Durin' War" Due

Movie Night:  Go to "Red Tails"
     

 

Monday Discuss Comparison
The Hanoi Hilton
 
 
Tuesday The Hanoi Hilton  
Wednesday Share Most Powerful Quote
Hanoi Hilton/Read Book
 
Chapter 6 Due-(read 25 pages)
Most Powerful Quote
Thursday "Tap Codes"
 
"Our Country:  Right or Wrong"-share answers
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Vietnam Speaker
 
     

 

   
Monday Return with Honor  
Tuesday Return with Honor Read /MIA's" articles
Wednesday Vietnam Speaker returned
 
 
Thursday Return with Honor/Discuss  
Friday Return with Honor/Discuss  
     

 

   
Monday Desert Storm Activity  
Tuesday Notes/Vocab on Iraq/Afghanistan  
Wednesday What if ?
Lima Company Movie
 
Thursday Lima Company Movie  
Friday The Hurt Locker/Guide  
     
 

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Monday What if ?
The Hurt Locker/Guide
 
Tuesday Obama: Vietnam vs. Iraq Comparison/Discuss
The Hurt Locker/Guide
Vietnam vs. Iraq Comparison
Wednesday Speaker:  Iraq/Afghanistan  
Thursday Speaker:  Iraq/Afghanistan  
Friday NO SCHOOL  
     

 

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Monday What if ?
What do you know about Vietnam...
Background on Vietnam
 
Tuesday
Notes on Vietnam
Books/Packets-Begin reading
 
Wednesday Share Journals
Notes on Vietnam
Watch "We Were Soldiers"/Fill out Comparison-Differences between Vietnam War at beginning compared to later in the war
Folder/notebook due!
Vietnam Journal Chapter 1 (25 pages)/Journal / Define first 1/2 of Vocab
Thursday What if ?
Finish Notes on Vietnam
 
 
Friday Share Journals
Watch "We Were Soldiers"
Notes on Battle at Ia Drang Valley
Chapter 2 Due/Journal/Define second 1/2 of Vocab
  Watch "We Were Soldiers"/Fill out Comparison  

 

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What we do in class

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Monday What do you know about Vietnam...
Background on Vietnam
Chapter 6 Due-(read 25 pages)
Most Powerful Quote
Tuesday Share Journals
Watch "We Were Soldiers"/Fill out Comparison
"Our Country:  Right or Wrong"-share answers
Wednesday Watch "Edited Version Platoon"/Fill out Comparison  
Thursday Share Journals
The Hanoi Hilton
 
Read /MIA's" articles
Friday The Hanoi Hilton
 
 
 
The Hanoi Hilton
"Tap Codes"
Iraq/Afghanistan packets
 
Monday Share Most Powerful Quote
Hanoi Hilton/Read Book
 
 
Tuesday Vietnam Speaker  
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Thursday   Vietnam vs. Iraq Comparison
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Wednesday Desert Storm Activity  
Thursday Notes/Vocab on Iraq/Afghanistan  
Friday What if ?
Lima Company Movie
 
  Lima Company Movie  

 

The Hurt Locker/Guide  
Monday What if ?
The Hurt Locker/Guide
 
Tuesday Obama: Vietnam vs. Iraq Comparison/Discuss
The Hurt Locker/Guide
 
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Friday EASTER BREAK  
     

 

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Other Information and Extra Credit

Name: Period:

WWI DIARIES

Please go to this site http://firstworldwar.com/diaries/index.htm and choose 3 diaries or first Hand Accounts.  Please read and compare/Contrast these three person’s experiences in WWI.


 

ACCOUNT #1:  

Name:


 

Time Period:


 

Where are they from:


 

Where are they located:


 

Their role in the war:


 

Conditions:


 

Daily Activities:


 

How is the war going for their side:


 

Who is their enemy/How do they feel/describe the enemy:


 

How do they feel about the war:


 

Two things you learned from this Diary (Can be Events, Vocab, ect…)

1)


 

2)


 

ACCOUNT #2:  

Name:


 

Time Period:


 

Where are they from:


 

Where are they located:


 

Their role in the war:


 

Conditions:


 

Daily Activities:


 

How is the war going for their side:


 

Who is their enemy/How do they feel/describe the enemy:


 

How do they feel about the war:


 

Two things you learned from this Diary (Can be Events, Vocab, ect…)

1)


 

2)


 

ACCOUNT #3:  

Name:


 

Time Period:


 

Where are they from:


 

Where are they located:


 

Their role in the war:


 

Conditions:


 

Daily Activities:


 

How is the war going for their side:


 

Who is their enemy/How do they feel/describe the enemy:


 

How do they feel about the war:


 

Two things you learned from this Diary (Can be Events, Vocab, ect…)

1)


 

2)


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Name:                                                      Period:   

 

KOREAN WAR COMPUTER SEARCH

America at War:  Mrs. Terpstra

 

A)  THE BASICS:

1) WHEN (THE YEARS OF THE WAR):

2) WHO (FOUGHT WITH WHO):

3) WHERE (DID THE FIGHTING TAKE PLACE):

4) WHAT (STARTED IT):

5) WHY (DID WE GET INVOLVED):

 

B)  STATISTICS:

 

1) How many South Koreans fought?

2) How many North Koreans fought?

3) How many U.S. soldiers fought?

4) How many UN soldiers fought?

5) How many Chinese fought?

6) How many Soviets fought?

 

C) EVENTS:  Go to this site and watch the following animation to find the answers to these questions:  http://www.geocities.jp/whis_shosin/koreanwar1950english.html

 

1)       When did the U.S. declare that Korea would be divided? 

 

2)       Where would it be divided? 

 

3)       Why did Dean Acheson’s comment to the world entice the North to invade South Korea? 

 

4)       What major city is captured by the North?

 

5)       Where did MacArthur get the troops he brought to defend South Korea?

 

6)       How many troops did MacArthur bring?

 

7)       The American forces were pushed back to what city?

 

8)       Where was the surprise UN landing? 

 

9)       What was the controversy after retaking Seoul?

 

 

 

 

http://www.geocities.jp/whis_shosin/koreanwar1951english.html

10)    Why were the UN forces afraid of crossing the 38th parallel?

 

11)    Who helped the North Koreans?

 

12)     What did the Communists use to defeat the UN forces along the Chinese border? 

 

13)    What gave the Communists air superiority along the Chinese border? 

 

14)    MacArthur wants to do what to the North?  

 

15)    What does President Truman say to MacArthur?

 

16)    After the UN forces were pushed back to the 38th, both sides were stuck in a…

 

17)    An _____________________ still exists today….

 

D)  POW’S:  Look up the answers to these POW questions…

http://www.cyberussr.com/hcunn/e-asia/korea-pow.html

 

1) How many U.S. POW’s were captured by Communists during the Korean War?

2) How many of them died in captivity? 

3) How many U.S. POW’s refused to come home and elected to stay in China after the war? 

4) How many U.S. Pow’s were suspected of collaboration with the enemy? 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Big_Switch

 

5) What is Operation Big Switch?

6) How many Korean prisoners decided to stay with the Communists?

 

http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/codification/executive-order/10631.html

 

7) What is “Executive Order 10631”?

 

E)  PERSONAL ACCOUNTS:  Go to this site and summarize in 5 sentences the story of one of our veterans from the Korean War.

http://www.kmike.com/oz/knowles/diary.html

 

F)  WAR FROM THE AIR:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Korean_War_flying_aces

1) What must one do to become an “ace”? 

 

2) How many U.S. “aces” were there in the Korean War?  

 

 

G)  MUSIC:

Check this site out and listen to these songs from/about the Korean War.  (You will get a kick out of these!!) J Copy and paste your favorite song and lyrics and tell why you relate to that one best.

http://www.authentichistory.com/1946-1960/2-korea/3-music/index.html

 

H)  PICTURES:

Copy and paste 5 pictures from the Korean War…1) tell me what it shows and 2) what you learned from it

 

I)  PROPAGANDA:

Copy and paste your favorite leaflet they dropped from planes during the Korean War and tell what it means:

http://dpmachenry.tripod.com/propwar.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J)  MAP:  Label the following places on this map of Korea:

Text Box: 1) 38th Parallel
2) Seoul
3) Pyongyang
4) Pusan
5) Inchon
6) Yalu River
7) Chosin Reservoir
8) Panmunjom
9) DMZ

 

 

 

 

K)  NORTH KOREA TODAY:

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~oh20j/classweb/pg6pictures.html

 

1)       What two pictures are up in every house in North Korea?

 

2)       List two things you learned about North Korea from this site:

a)

b)

 

3)       Copy and paste a North Korean Propaganda Poster and explain what they are teaching their people about Americans:

 

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